湖州市地处浙江省北部,素有“丝绸之府,鱼米之乡,文化之邦”之称,现辖德清、长兴、安吉三县和吴兴、南浔二区,总面积5818平方公里,人口257万。湖州市距杭州75公里、上海160公里、南京220公里,与苏州、无锡膈太湖相望,是杭州、南京两大省会城市间惟一的省辖市。2004年,入围“中国综合实力百强城市”。 Located in the northern part of Zhejiang Province, Huzhou City is known as “Home of Silk, Yumizhixiang and Culture.” It has jurisdiction over Deqing County, Changxing County, Anji County, Wuxing County and Nanxun District. The total area is 5,818 square kilometers with a population of 257 Million Huzhou City, 75 kilometers away from Hangzhou, Shanghai 160 kilometers, Nanjing 220 kilometers, and Suzhou, Wuxi across the lake across the lake, Hangzhou, Nanjing, the only provincial capitals between the two provincial capital cities. In 2004, short-listed “China top 100 cities of comprehensive strength.”